Guest Controlled Assembly of Gold Nanoparticles Coated with Calix[4]arene Hosts
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Abstract
Gold nanoparticles protected with thiolate Calix[4]arenes hosts were synthesized through an exchange reaction in toluene, starting from tetraoctyl ammonium bromide stabilized gold nanoparticles having a mean core size of ∼6 nm. In low polar solvents, these new Calix[4]arene-coated nanoparticles are able to self-assemble through supramolecular interactions with dialkyl dipyridinium-based guests ( 2 − 3 ). The guest-induced self-assembly process between nanoparticles has been studied using UV−vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering, and TEM measurements. The size and the solubility of the aggregates strongly depend on the length and rigidity of the bifunctional guest used as “supramolecular linker” between the nanoparticles. In particular, the long and flexible guest 2 gives rise to superaggregates of nanoparticles that remain soluble in common low polar solvents.
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OpenAlex topics: Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications · Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
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Dipartimento di Chimica Organica ed Industriale and Unità INSTM Sez.4 - UdR di Parma, Università degli Studi di Parma, Via G. P. Usberti 17/A, I-43124 Parma, Italy, Fachbereich Physik der Universität Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany, and IMEM-CNR, viale Usberti 37/A, I-43124 Parma, Italy
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